Jordan Hoffman Acupuncture

RESONANCE IN HEALING: When looking for support with your health, with so many options these days, how do you choose? Think: 8th grade Geometry!!! Ugh! Math!!! You didn't know there was going to be a test, did you? Give my article a read and let me know what you think: http://www.jordanhoffmanacupuncture.com/the-m/resonance.htm

CELL PHONES AND BRAIN CANCER: Here are two videos from Dr. Greger presenting research on the link between direct cell phone use up to your head and increased risk of brain cancer. Watch this first video and then scroll down to the the link to the second video. Bottom line: it is best to use a headset, especially for kids whose skulls are not yet full developed to offer a bit more protection. https://nutritionfacts.org//does-cell-phone-radiation-ca/

COCONUT OIL, CHOLESTEROL & HEART DISEASE: In Dr. Greger's latest video on coconut oil research, he shows that despite popular notions that coconut oil is good for your heart, it actually has an equivalent affect on raising cholesterol and risks for heart disease. Bottom line: AVOID coconut oil to reduce your risks of cardiovascular disease. https://nutritionfacts.org//what-about-coconuts-coconut-/

BEWARE OF SUPPLEMENTS: Dr. Greger lays in this video out the perils of buying supplements. A significant percentage of tested supplements did not have what the label indicated, much less accurate dosing. Until this industry gets better regulated, it is best to stick with reliable companies or better yet, stick with the original source of those vitamins and minerals--- FOOD. https://nutritionfacts.org//black-raspberry-supplements-p/

A HIGH FAT HIGH SUGAR DIET COMPROMISES MEMORY. Eating the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.!) can impair our memory up to 20%. The digestive system is considered out Little Brain as compared to our Big Brain in your heads. Some might argue for the opposite! So goes our food choices, so goes most everything in our health! Some researchers even call Alzheimer's Type III Diabetes due to insulin resistance in the brain. There is no scientific doubt that our food choices affect...s our brain function. And here in this research, a high fat and high sugar diet impairs the amygdala-- a part of the brain involved with memory, emotions and survival instincts. Makes sense! We eat for various reasons, many of which have nothing to do with nutrition. We eat from fear, loneliness, grief; we eat when we are stressed out; we eat when we are rushed or distracted; we eat just to eat. Food-Mood Awareness is the key! http://www.npr.org//the-wrong-eating-habits-can-hurt-your- See more

BREAST CANCER AND BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS. Up to 37% of breast cancer may be attributable to Bovine Leukemia Virus found in beef and cow milk. Yes, read that again! 37%!! And watch this damning video from Dr. Greger. Even if you were to overlook the Insulin-like Growth Factor 1, a known carcinogenic hormone found in dairy which is identical to that found in humans in far smaller amounts. Even if you were to overlook the at least 6 different hormones found in milk-- cows a...re milked throughout their almost perpetual state of pregnancy. Even if you were to overlook the seemingly endless list of diseases that can be connected with dairy consumption. You'd still have 37% of breast cancer connected to a virus that is present in 60-100% of our cow population. What more evidence do you need to prove that the first food to eliminate from your diet is dairy? http://nutritionfacts.org//the-role-of-bovine-leukemia-vi/ See more

MORE PALEO DEBUNKING: Here, Dr. Greger spells it out very clearly and succinctly. Cutting out the "dreaded" carbs a la Paleo Diets, not only raises insulin levels (the opposite of what Paleo people claim to be true), but dramatically increases our risks of heart disease, even with regular and vigorous exercise. Once again, a whole food whole grain, plant-based diet with legumes as protein sources is the optimal diet for most people. http://nutritionfacts.org//paleo-diet-may-undermine-benef/

SCALLOPS RECALL IN CALIFORNIA, HAWAII AND NEVADA AND HEPATITIS A. The FDA has issued a recall on scallops that have sickened 206 people with Hepatitis A. Water, shellfish and salads are the most frequent foodborne sources of Hep A, which is transmitted via a fecal-oral route. Contact your doctor if you think you have fallen ill after eating scallops in the last 2 months.Symptoms include fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, abnormal liver tests, dark urine and pale stool. Please read the FDA announcement: http://www.fda.gov//RecallsOutbrea/Outbreaks/ucm517289.htm

REDUCTIONISM AND THE DEFICIENCY MENTALITY. Vitamin fortified Twinkies. Vitamin fortified Diet Coke. Vitamin fortified Fruit Loops. "Eat what you want as long as you eat what you should" is the attitude here. Processed food companies help you feel better about eating their junk food by adding back in the very thing they took out in the first place-- naturally occurring nutrients. Long ago, nutrient deficiency was a real thing-- scurvy came from deficient Vit C. Ever met ...anyone with scurvy? How about heart disease? Diabetes? Our collective health has actually gotten worse over the years. Science has indeed helped in innumerable ways, but not necessarily in the field of selling you fortified foods. The real nutrient in broccoli is... broccoli. The real nutrient in blueberries is... http://nutritionfacts.org//reductionism-deficiency-mental/ See more

TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT TO SUPPLEMENT, part 1: Here is an interesting and alarming article from Consumer Health Reports on the perils of taking over the counter supplements, in this case tainted probiotics. The loss of this infant's life is horrific and tragic. And they certainly have a good point that no supplements are regulated by the FDA, and as such you do not know what you are going to get in that bottle-- the consequence in this case is tragic. According to the Washingto...n Post, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US at 251,000 per year. To put that into perspective, compare that to the 92 deaths reported to the FDA in 2013 due to supplement use. This heart-breaking case falls into both categories unfortunately: medical error and the questionable use of unregulated supplements. As many of you already know from my writings, I am not the biggest fan of the indiscriminate use of supplements. But what is true for medications is true for supplements, do your homework, consult your physician and choose the best approach to your own health care. The goal is to get everything you need from food and a healthy lifestyle. And when needed, use us health care providers for the precise and judicious use of treatment. http://www.consumerreports.org//supplements-can-make-you/ See more

TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT TO SUPPLEMENT, part 2: Now give my own article a read on this very timely question: http://www.jordanhoffmanacupuncture.com/the/supplements.htm Many of my patients bring in their shopping bags filled with expensive vitamins and supplements and I help them pare them down. Some can be helpful, most neutral in effect, and some can be potentially harmful or at least ineffective. Why waste the money on the latter two categories? Besides, research shows that the 5mg of Vit C in half an apple is the biologically active equivalent to a 1500mg Vit C tablet. How can we outsmart Mother Nature?! The hubris, I tell ya!

CUPPING THERAPY AND MICHAEL PHELPS: Cupping is getting a lot of press thanks to Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes! But let's set the record straight, shall we? While cupping therapy may be used by modern day physical therapists for athletes, it actually dates back to ancient Egyptians around 1500 BC and likely earlier than that with Chinese Medicine. We learn about it in Acupuncture School. I have even had patients of Italian and Greek origin say that their grand...parents used to do cupping on them. So what does cupping do and why do I use it for patients? Cupping is unique in its ability to help ease chronic muscle tension and tightness which is sign of poor cell and waste metabolism; it helps improve energy and blood flow in those areas which facilitates healing and healthy muscle function. Cupping is also very effective for lingering coughs after a cold or flu when the cups are applied along the paraspinal muscles of the back. And for the record, the marks are not bruises; bruises are broken blood vessels that hurt when you touch them. These do not hurt. The darker the discoloration, the greater the stagnation there is in that area and the better the therapeutic response. And most importantly, when done correctly, cupping does not hurt to receive. I love cupping! Nothing does what cupping does! Curious? Drop me a line! http://well.blogs.nytimes.com//what-are-the-purple-dots-/ See more